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martin luther king jr., i am pleased to be joined by dr. clayborne carson, the director of the mlk research and education institute at stanford. he joins us tonight from colorado. always good to have you back on this program. >> great to be with you. tavis: at the king day to you. what do you make of the fact that, on this day, we do not just celebrate the legacy and life of dr. king, but the first african-american president inaugurated for the seconde? heres so much to celebrate on this day and so much to remember about the part of king's dream that has not been fulfilled. particularly the issue of poverty. there are so many things that make us thankful that the civil- rights reforms were achieved. i think it is important, particularly on this day, to remember that, if king were around, he would be pushing us to deal with that have -- that pestering issue of poverty. tavis: why is it that you think that, with all the evidence supporting the notion that pozner -- the poverty is threatening our democracy, it is a matter of national security,
martin luther king jr., i am pleased to be joined by dr. clayborne carson, the director of the mlk research and education institute at stanford. he joins us tonight from colorado. always good to have you back on this program. >> great to be with you. tavis: at the king day to you. what do you make of the fact that, on this day, we do not just celebrate the legacy and life of dr. king, but the first african-american president inaugurated for the seconde? heres so much to celebrate on this...
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martin luther king jr. president barack obama stained a bookcase at an elementary school. >> everybody here, adults to children, understands the importance of giving back. >> reporter: last night, katy perry, usher and others performed at a kids inaugural ball honoring military families and their children. the first lady and her daughters were there as they kicked off three days of parties and balls to celebrate her husband's election. in about 40 minutes, president barack obama will receive the official swearing in from chief justice john roberts. he will be at the white house in the blue room. the president's family will be there with some members of the staff. it will be televised and. tomorrow, the ceremonial swearing in where thousands will be watching it on the washington mall. reporting live, randall pinkston, back to you. >> yeah, expecting thousands to be here. how difficult it is for the ordinary citizen to get a good spot to watch the ceremony? >> reporter: well, probably impossible now. here's w
martin luther king jr. president barack obama stained a bookcase at an elementary school. >> everybody here, adults to children, understands the importance of giving back. >> reporter: last night, katy perry, usher and others performed at a kids inaugural ball honoring military families and their children. the first lady and her daughters were there as they kicked off three days of parties and balls to celebrate her husband's election. in about 40 minutes, president barack obama...
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it's martin luther king's birthday. things that he even talked about and dreamed of, it is happening. people of all races are coming together, praying together, worshipping together, going to school and work together. there's a problem but if we all work together, we can, you know,... it will be beautiful >> suarez: it's very hard to be a short person in a very large crowd. you guys know that already, right? this family drove all day yesterday from chattanooga, tennessee, to reach the mall early. charles bass told meal he could not afford to miss another obama swearing-in >> again. we actually missed the first time. we did not want to miss an important moment in history. >> suarez: what's different about being here? >> just the feeling of everyone together. all people of different nationalities, different places. just coming together for a common cause. >> suarez: this person looks to the problems establishing stable democracies in many countries and wanted to see a freely elected president sworn in for herself. >> i'm
it's martin luther king's birthday. things that he even talked about and dreamed of, it is happening. people of all races are coming together, praying together, worshipping together, going to school and work together. there's a problem but if we all work together, we can, you know,... it will be beautiful >> suarez: it's very hard to be a short person in a very large crowd. you guys know that already, right? this family drove all day yesterday from chattanooga, tennessee, to reach the...
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i said come by on martin luther king day. it kind of moved from one family. as a dentist, what is the best way i can give back? the best way i can give back is what i'm trained to do. >> he said when he accepted his diploma and walk across that stage, that he would never leave anybody in discomfort. that statement was the honest truth. he's never left anybody in discomfort. >> from humble beginnings, this doctor is no stranger to the african proverb, it takes a whole village. >> the community has through my entire life supported me and helped me to get through some challenging times. so part of what i would like to do here is just make a thank you back to people because i have been able to be successful as a dentist. >> so special. thank you. thank you for making the time to come in. i know you're busy. >> it is so enriching when you give back. when you give from the heart and you see the experience that's come out of that. >> giving is something this doctor does freely without hesitation or reservation. >> dr. lee's office, they didn't turn me away at the do
i said come by on martin luther king day. it kind of moved from one family. as a dentist, what is the best way i can give back? the best way i can give back is what i'm trained to do. >> he said when he accepted his diploma and walk across that stage, that he would never leave anybody in discomfort. that statement was the honest truth. he's never left anybody in discomfort. >> from humble beginnings, this doctor is no stranger to the african proverb, it takes a whole village....
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. >> okay, let me ask you, pastor schaffer, do you feel like martin luther, or john wesley, today, what is your mood? because tomorrow you will be in or out, you can't stay in if they say you're out? >> i tell you what, i never chose this role, but now that i've been pulled into it i actually do feel i stand in the tradition of wesley, who also broke rules or martin luther i do feel the world is looking at me now watching me closely. and i gladly take that baton and carry it for the time being. >> well, martin luther broke up the whole system of europe, the whole nation states sort of followed him in terms of secular life, do you think you can change the methodist church, the church of john wesley? can you change it by your actions on this issue? >> i don't know if i can single-handedly do that, on my part, but i seem to have the attention and i can do the part that i can do, and hope that change can occur. >> we're very big on mavericks as you may have noticed over the years, and thank you for fighting for rights on marriage equality. and having guts, we like that here. all right, than
. >> okay, let me ask you, pastor schaffer, do you feel like martin luther, or john wesley, today, what is your mood? because tomorrow you will be in or out, you can't stay in if they say you're out? >> i tell you what, i never chose this role, but now that i've been pulled into it i actually do feel i stand in the tradition of wesley, who also broke rules or martin luther i do feel the world is looking at me now watching me closely. and i gladly take that baton and carry it for the...
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now that he is safely dead, martin luther king jr. is it true? is he safely dead today? is his dream safely dead? i know that many people in this room would say no, no, dr. king's dream and spirit is still so much alive among all of us it is thriving right here in this room and what better evidence could there be of this fact than that we as a nation pause to pay tribute to his dream. just yesterday in national federal holiday, think about that a national federal holiday for martin luther king jr., the man who was once deemed a threat to national security by the fbi, a radical troublemaker is it not obvious that we have finally caught up with him? we may not be living his dream but don't be at least share it? what better to become better evidence could there be than we just we elected the nation's first black president, something that was unimaginable in 1963 or 1968. what better evidence could there be than that beautiful multi racial, multi-ethnic gathering on the mall in washington, d.c. that we witnessed just yesterday and was broadcast around the world. clearly we m
now that he is safely dead, martin luther king jr. is it true? is he safely dead today? is his dream safely dead? i know that many people in this room would say no, no, dr. king's dream and spirit is still so much alive among all of us it is thriving right here in this room and what better evidence could there be of this fact than that we as a nation pause to pay tribute to his dream. just yesterday in national federal holiday, think about that a national federal holiday for martin luther king...
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martin luther king, jr. afterward, obama will deliver a speech laying out his plans for the next four years. the nro ceremony will include music from singers james taylor, beyoncÉ, and others which will carry live during our extended five-our inauguration special. after our regular broadcast ends, we will continue to bring you coverage until 1:00 p.m. eastern standard time, including the swearing in ceremony. some stations will run the whole five our special, for others you can go to democracynow.org. this year, the inauguration also comes on the federal holiday in honor of dr. martin luther king, jr., who delivered his "i have a dream" speech 50 years ago, not far from here at the lincoln memorial. later in our special coverage, we will air excerpts of some of dr. king's less often played speeches, including "beyond vietnam." why he opposed the war in vietnam. but first, we turn to some of the voices of hope and resistance from sunday night's piece ball. not affiliated with any political party, the celebra
martin luther king, jr. afterward, obama will deliver a speech laying out his plans for the next four years. the nro ceremony will include music from singers james taylor, beyoncÉ, and others which will carry live during our extended five-our inauguration special. after our regular broadcast ends, we will continue to bring you coverage until 1:00 p.m. eastern standard time, including the swearing in ceremony. some stations will run the whole five our special, for others you can go to...
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it's to honor the birth of martin luther king and covers covers 54 miles. that's when he led thousands from selma alabama to the steps of the capitol in montgomery. less than 50 years later, the nation's first black president, barack obama is being sworn in for the second term. the freedom train is the longest running in the united states, chartered by the mlk association of the santa clara valley. they learn about civil rights history and end up in san francisco where other mlk day events are planned. tickets are on a first come, first serve basis. they have 1600 total. wording starts at -- boarding starts at 9:00 a.m. sharp. >>> television pioneer barbara walters is recovering in a hospital after falling at a party in washington dc. the 83-year-old walters was at the british ambassador home home friday night when she took a spill. an spokesperson says walters is hurt and telling everyone what to do. >>> the man suspected of being behind that fake girlfriend hoax of a notre dame football player could give his side of the story very soon. manti te'o claims
it's to honor the birth of martin luther king and covers covers 54 miles. that's when he led thousands from selma alabama to the steps of the capitol in montgomery. less than 50 years later, the nation's first black president, barack obama is being sworn in for the second term. the freedom train is the longest running in the united states, chartered by the mlk association of the santa clara valley. they learn about civil rights history and end up in san francisco where other mlk day events are...
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they were taking part in the 30th annual martin luther king jr. oratorical quest. >> i am so gentle, i'm smart but i'm learning. >> reporter: they compete if categories such as original poetry. famous speeches and dramatic skits. >> names like hariette tubman, malcolm x, cesar chavez, nelson mandela, martin luther king, president barack obama. >> reporter: and his own family struggles was thought to him by his parents. >> if you don't know your family's his tpreu it's a bummer -- history it's a bummer. >> the 12-year-old looked to be a crowd favorite. >> this thought continues in your mind, in your mind, in your mind. >> more than one student set the key to winning over an audience is the ability to tell a story through dramatic performance. >> if it's bland and boring if you just speak the words. but but if you act the stories it's like being in a theater while the words are being acted. >> to those things that are not good for us. >> reporter: these contestants say learning to speak on stage before a large audience builds confidence. >> yes we c
they were taking part in the 30th annual martin luther king jr. oratorical quest. >> i am so gentle, i'm smart but i'm learning. >> reporter: they compete if categories such as original poetry. famous speeches and dramatic skits. >> names like hariette tubman, malcolm x, cesar chavez, nelson mandela, martin luther king, president barack obama. >> reporter: and his own family struggles was thought to him by his parents. >> if you don't know your family's his tpreu...
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tomorrow it's not just barack obama's day, but it's martin luther king day. you're going to have the president invoking the dream of king. all the schoolkids are out, they're being taught about the inauguration. right now and martin luncher king day. >> i went to the see lincoln recently, and his story and battle to end slavery is an inspiring story. you couldn't help but think if you're barack obama standing there, two bibles, one was dr. king's, one was abraham lincoln's, have you the history on your shoulder to share real courage -- >> i couldn't agree with that more. this president loves president lincoln. if you're from the land of lincoln, you really like him. he likes talking about lincoln and this being the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, what it meant for our country. >> how is he going to get through the impasse of getting stuff done here. how is he going to do what he wants to do with dr. king and abraham lincoln in the back of his mind? >> like dr. king, he's won a nobel peace prize, he's an international figure and the world's
tomorrow it's not just barack obama's day, but it's martin luther king day. you're going to have the president invoking the dream of king. all the schoolkids are out, they're being taught about the inauguration. right now and martin luncher king day. >> i went to the see lincoln recently, and his story and battle to end slavery is an inspiring story. you couldn't help but think if you're barack obama standing there, two bibles, one was dr. king's, one was abraham lincoln's, have you the...
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luther king's bible on martin luther king day. that is a divine convergence for these two from charlotte. >> i voted and i'm here and ready to celebrate. >> and cameron from chicago. >> how early did you get up? >> 6:00. >> 6:00 a.m.? >> yep. >> how many layers are you wearing? >> four. >> and mable from south carolina. four years ago she insulated herself with pictures of her an centers, freed slaves and sharecroppers. but today she was back. for them. >> mable it's great to see you again. >> great to see you guys. i hope you brought your photos again. >> they were sharecroppers in south carolina. >> what do you you think they would make of a day like this? >> oh, my goodness. they really wouldn't have words. we thought -- we never thought we'd live to see this. >> reporter: rather than ease racial tensions the first obama term has made them worse. mable disagrees. >> how would you characterize the level of race relations in today? >> it's a thousand times better. i love america. i don't want to live anywhere else. it's best plac
luther king's bible on martin luther king day. that is a divine convergence for these two from charlotte. >> i voted and i'm here and ready to celebrate. >> and cameron from chicago. >> how early did you get up? >> 6:00. >> 6:00 a.m.? >> yep. >> how many layers are you wearing? >> four. >> and mable from south carolina. four years ago she insulated herself with pictures of her an centers, freed slaves and sharecroppers. but today she was...
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i think one of the people martin luther king would be protesting today, martin luther king jr. would be protesting is martin luther king iii because the only reason we know the "i have the dream" clip is because they privatized the speech and will require people to pay to broadcast more of it. one he would be protesting against is the chicago "sun-times" who fired their entire photography staff last year. he would be pushing back against african-american leaders like cory booker. >> you have a very specific view of the 2013 agenda of -- >> well, i think it's -- this is a guy who called himself a socialist. you know, and this is a guy who called for a marshal plan for the city. this is a guy who called the united states the greatest perpetrator of violence in the world today. maybe he'd be protesting against barack obama who said nothing about the military coup in honduras, which is only three years ago and had death squads running around. he refused to call it a military coup because that would require the united states to act. >> nsa spying, i'm sure he'd be protesting. >> but
i think one of the people martin luther king would be protesting today, martin luther king jr. would be protesting is martin luther king iii because the only reason we know the "i have the dream" clip is because they privatized the speech and will require people to pay to broadcast more of it. one he would be protesting against is the chicago "sun-times" who fired their entire photography staff last year. he would be pushing back against african-american leaders like cory...
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martin luther king. and bill clinton born in the segregated south who remember those whites only restaurant and people forced to sit in the back of the bus. >> president obama, president carter, vice president biden, dr. biden, i want to thank my great friend, reverend bernice king and the king family for inviting me to be a part of this 50th observation of one of the most important days in american history. dr. king and philip randolph, john lewis and others who led this massive march knew what they were doing on this hallowed ground. in the shadow of lincoln's statue, in the burning memory of the fact that he gave his life to preserve the union and end slavery, martin luther king urged his crowd not to drink from the cup of bitterness. but to reach across the racial divide because he said we cannot walk alone. their destiny is tied up in our destiny. their freedom is bound in our freedom. he urged the victims of racial violence to meet white americans with an outstretched hand, not a clinched fist, to
martin luther king. and bill clinton born in the segregated south who remember those whites only restaurant and people forced to sit in the back of the bus. >> president obama, president carter, vice president biden, dr. biden, i want to thank my great friend, reverend bernice king and the king family for inviting me to be a part of this 50th observation of one of the most important days in american history. dr. king and philip randolph, john lewis and others who led this massive march...
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martin luther king spoke 50 years ago. >> do americans feel the division martin luther king laid out has been real honest? >> i talked to amanda earlier today who said dr. martin luther king would have never, ever imagined speaking of an african- american president because he would've never thought it would come true within 50 years, yet here we are. on the other side, many feel the dream is still unfulfilled and parts. current things contribute to that, for example, a young african-american teenager got shot in 2012 in florida. the verdict this year was that he was not -- that he was shot in different -- in self-defense and many people in america feel it would have been different if it was a white teenager. as the supreme court overturned a very important piece of legislation -- the voting rights act which helped african- americans to vote area does, that is why many say here that the dream has come a long way but there are still a long way to go. >> max, thank you very much. >> when martin luther king gave that spake -- that speech 50 years ago, many like people -- a shot at the wh
martin luther king spoke 50 years ago. >> do americans feel the division martin luther king laid out has been real honest? >> i talked to amanda earlier today who said dr. martin luther king would have never, ever imagined speaking of an african- american president because he would've never thought it would come true within 50 years, yet here we are. on the other side, many feel the dream is still unfulfilled and parts. current things contribute to that, for example, a young...
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>> well, 50 years ago today martin luther king gave the greatest oratorical speech, you know, in american history. nothing compares to it. and we have it on film. and we have it in on tape and schoolchildren all over the country know testimony and that speech lead the way for the voting rights act of 1965, the civil rights act of '64, affirmative action. and it really gave us barack obama as president of the united states. after that speech, dr. kingeded up winning the nobel peace prize in 1964. and of course president barack obama has also won one as did jimmy carter who is speaking today. >> pelley: there were many things, of course, that influenced the civil rights movement but as you say, after this speech nothing was ever the same again. it was the voting rights act of 1964, the civil rights act of 1964, i should say. and then the voting rights act of 1965. nothing was ever the same again. when the president was asked about his remarks today, he said the first thing i want you to know is that my speech won't be as good. the president said that dr. king's speech is one of in his estim
>> well, 50 years ago today martin luther king gave the greatest oratorical speech, you know, in american history. nothing compares to it. and we have it on film. and we have it in on tape and schoolchildren all over the country know testimony and that speech lead the way for the voting rights act of 1965, the civil rights act of '64, affirmative action. and it really gave us barack obama as president of the united states. after that speech, dr. kingeded up winning the nobel peace prize...
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and our special guest today martin luther king the third great to have you all here so mr kagan the first question of course i mean how does it feel to see the first african-american president be inaugurated into his second term especially on a federal holiday dedicated to honoring your father well let me start by basically saying this is a year of significant anniversaries the hundred fiftieth anniversary of the process of approximation of population the forty fifth anniversary of the memphis sanitation strike where my father unfortunate was the forty fifth anniversary of the poor people's campaign very very significant the fiftieth anniversary of the letter of the birmingham jail that my dad wrote and the fiftieth anniversary of the march on washington where he delivered his i have a dream speech so for the president to be inaugurated in this monumental year just an on the king holiday is really quite phenomenal but the end. beyond that i should say the fact that he used one of the bibles that was used was dad's bible and his traveling bible so naturally we are is a euphoric kind
and our special guest today martin luther king the third great to have you all here so mr kagan the first question of course i mean how does it feel to see the first african-american president be inaugurated into his second term especially on a federal holiday dedicated to honoring your father well let me start by basically saying this is a year of significant anniversaries the hundred fiftieth anniversary of the process of approximation of population the forty fifth anniversary of the memphis...
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a look at the martin luther king memorial. president obama was officially sworn in earlier today at the white house. we will show the public swearing in tomorrow from the west side of the capital. life inauguration coverage starts at 7:00 a.m. eastern. hosted a brunch for some of the newly elected women of congress. some of them spoke at the event, including elizabeth warren. house democratic leader nancy pelosi addressed the gathering. the congress consists of a record 20 women now serving in the u.s. senate. this is about 45 minutes. first, we will take a look at some of the events today, including the swearing in of vice president biden. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice-president of the united states and dr. by and accompanied by supreme court justice sonya sotomayor. [applause] >> and the vice-president has asked we bless this occasion with prayer. so let us pray. the profit micah proclaims you have been told what is good and what the lord require review. only to do justice and love good this and what horribly with your g
a look at the martin luther king memorial. president obama was officially sworn in earlier today at the white house. we will show the public swearing in tomorrow from the west side of the capital. life inauguration coverage starts at 7:00 a.m. eastern. hosted a brunch for some of the newly elected women of congress. some of them spoke at the event, including elizabeth warren. house democratic leader nancy pelosi addressed the gathering. the congress consists of a record 20 women now serving in...
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members of martin luther king's family was in an accident this afternoon not far from the martin luther king monument where they had just been celebrating the 50th anniversary on the march on washington. one person on the bus tells us a police escort was with the bus when a car came right at it. there were children and seniors on the bus and everybody was thrown out of their seats. >>> that brings us to our fourth story outfront. i have a dream. 50 years to the day that martin luther king jr. delivered his call for justice from the steps of the lincoln memorial the nation's first african-american president, barack obama stood in the same spot to commemorate that historic day. has dr. king's dream been fully realized? joe johns is out front. >> reporter: on king's dream, the president's buzz word today was progress. >> to dismiss the magnitude of this progress, to suggest as some sometimes do that little has changed, that dishonors the courage and the sacrifice of those who paid the price to march in those years. >> reporter: mr. obama says there is still a lot of work to do for everyone
members of martin luther king's family was in an accident this afternoon not far from the martin luther king monument where they had just been celebrating the 50th anniversary on the march on washington. one person on the bus tells us a police escort was with the bus when a car came right at it. there were children and seniors on the bus and everybody was thrown out of their seats. >>> that brings us to our fourth story outfront. i have a dream. 50 years to the day that martin luther...
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sorry you said yourself you know militarism was a huge pillar for martin luther king to really advocate against and i think that's a lot of very under reported in our educational system when we're learning about dr martin luther can we learn a lot about the civil liberties aspect we don't really hear about his opposition to the vietnam war and really how strongly he opposed this on looking at obama's presidency how do you feel about just kind of the continuation of us military aggression worldwide well i think the president inherited a number of wars that were going on and we're deescalating troops bringing troops home. we don't enough maybe not we curtailing our spending in military i don't see that happening i think that also the public has to be engaged i don't think the public has been engaged enough to say this is what we want to see because militarism is costing us a substantial amount of our budget and we certainly want to create a climate for a strong nation strong be able to protect our borders but we i certainly feel we've we spent far too much. militarism. creating weapons sy
sorry you said yourself you know militarism was a huge pillar for martin luther king to really advocate against and i think that's a lot of very under reported in our educational system when we're learning about dr martin luther can we learn a lot about the civil liberties aspect we don't really hear about his opposition to the vietnam war and really how strongly he opposed this on looking at obama's presidency how do you feel about just kind of the continuation of us military aggression...
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martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech in its entirety. >>> a question of character. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. the content of his character. remember that great line in martin luther king's speech? remember how he offered the hope that his four little children as he put it would some day be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character? have we reached that day? have we? is that how people of color are judged today? is that how the president of the united states has been judged? by the content of his character? i wish. you may wish. he must wish. barack obama the man has led a remarkable life. he excelled in school. he climbed to the ivy league and made editor of the harvard law review in a blind test that has nothing to do with affirmative action. nothing. he has led an unblemished life, has been a solid faithful husband, a loving caring father to his daughters. his political flaw is that he spends too many evening
martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech in its entirety. >>> a question of character. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. the content of his character. remember that great line in martin luther king's speech? remember how he offered the hope that his four little children as he put it would some day be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character? have we reached that day?...
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martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech, he is right now also so preoccupied with the number one challenge facing any commander in chief. whether or not to go to war. in effect, the president has to decide very soon whether he is going to launch airstrikes, missile strikes, against targets in syria. i know he's been preoccupied with that huge decision he has to make. we're going to have full analysis of that coming up. certainly that decision, don, is hovering over the president right now. and if you think about dr. martin luther king, shortly after that speech 50 years ago, in the years that followed before his tragic assassination, he became, among other things, one of the pre-eminent opponents of the u.s. war in vietnam during those years. a lot of us are remembering what was going on then, what's going on now. we're going to have full analysis. gloria borger is here with me here in our cnn studio. we've got a lot to dissect as we await the president and two other presidents and oprah, among othe
martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech, he is right now also so preoccupied with the number one challenge facing any commander in chief. whether or not to go to war. in effect, the president has to decide very soon whether he is going to launch airstrikes, missile strikes, against targets in syria. i know he's been preoccupied with that huge decision he has to make. we're going to have full analysis of that coming up. certainly that decision, don, is hovering over the...
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they celebrated slain civil rights leader, reverend martin luther king jr. at one of the most historic churches in washington. and tomorrow is of course, the main event. some 800,000 people expected to pack the west front of the capitol to watch president obama publicly take his oath of office. the president has already started his second term, he took the oath earlier today in an intimate swearing-in ceremony in the blue room of the white house. i want you to take a look. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully. >> that i will execute -- >> faithfully the office of president of the united states faithfully. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> thank you, mr. chief justice. >> only a few people able to witness the brief
they celebrated slain civil rights leader, reverend martin luther king jr. at one of the most historic churches in washington. and tomorrow is of course, the main event. some 800,000 people expected to pack the west front of the capitol to watch president obama publicly take his oath of office. the president has already started his second term, he took the oath earlier today in an intimate swearing-in ceremony in the blue room of the white house. i want you to take a look. >> please raise...
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dream: my journey and the legacy of martin luther king, jr. we have a terrific program planned for you today. of course, the heart of the program will be our speaker, will be the remarks of our keynote speaker dr. claiborne parson. you have a program in front of you -- with you, and we will be following the program. we do have a number of members of the city's official family here with us today. the list of which i don't have and the number of community dignitaries. i see that we do have supervisor scott wiener, supervisor president of the board of supervisors david chiu, president cisneros, barbara garcia is with us. naomi is going to be part of the program. naomi kelly is with us, kim brandon from the port commission is with us, and a number of others. i'll be getting a list, i'll be able to acknowledge others. i see police chief [speaker not understood] is with us. and as we get other names, we will announce those. so, let's give them all a round of applause, please. (applause) >> as i indicated, you have the program before you. we did one
dream: my journey and the legacy of martin luther king, jr. we have a terrific program planned for you today. of course, the heart of the program will be our speaker, will be the remarks of our keynote speaker dr. claiborne parson. you have a program in front of you -- with you, and we will be following the program. we do have a number of members of the city's official family here with us today. the list of which i don't have and the number of community dignitaries. i see that we do have...
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martin luther king jr.. >> very historic bibles there. pretty amazing. pretty good moment in history there we have a front row seat for. happy to be here today covering the 57th presidential inauguration. lauren is at freedom plaza today. she is having a different vantage point of today's ceremony down there with the folks ready to see the parade when it goes by later today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm happy to be here as well particularly since the sun came out. want to talk about the history of the inaugural parade. the first one taking place for the first president george washington back in 1789. that was held in new york. the first inaugural parade here was in 1801 for thomas jefferson. the first to ever be held on tv, that was for president truman in 1949. charlie was called in to work the parade. in 1956 he was called back in to announce for president eisenhower. and charlie has since announced every inaugural parade. his favorites were president kennedy and regan's parade. will be the lead announcer today. and president obama chos
martin luther king jr.. >> very historic bibles there. pretty amazing. pretty good moment in history there we have a front row seat for. happy to be here today covering the 57th presidential inauguration. lauren is at freedom plaza today. she is having a different vantage point of today's ceremony down there with the folks ready to see the parade when it goes by later today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm happy to be here as well particularly since the sun came out....
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martin luther king, jr. day. >> i feel so honored to be part of this moment in history and just -- it represents everything that dr. martin luther king, jr. fought for and as an african-american woman, i have been teary eyed ever since i got off the plane. >> both were telling me how much they enjoyed the atmosphere and there is a very positive atmosphere, taking in the history of being here. i have been through a few breast cancer walks. some of the politician i spoke to earlier said this is where you put politics aside and everybody gets together even if it is for 20 minutes. president barack obama is waiting for the republican swearing in ceremony -- public swearing in and of course that will be follow by the inaugural address and they are scaling things back just a little bit. reporting live, i am tori campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> coming up at 6:15, mayor ed lee, we will tell you what he did ahead of time to prepare. >>> and we are following overnight news coming in from san francisco, poli
martin luther king, jr. day. >> i feel so honored to be part of this moment in history and just -- it represents everything that dr. martin luther king, jr. fought for and as an african-american woman, i have been teary eyed ever since i got off the plane. >> both were telling me how much they enjoyed the atmosphere and there is a very positive atmosphere, taking in the history of being here. i have been through a few breast cancer walks. some of the politician i spoke to earlier...
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what did you make of what she said and martin luther king may have said to barack obama? >> just i thought it was very moving and you got a nice call-out from her. she's a great moral force like elie weitzel and in hundred years from will be a hundred books of maya angelou. before oprah there was maya angelou. i want to say i'm glad you wore a coat. she is out there pulling it off. >> i know. >> if i may point out the americans wearing the big coats. us british guys made of tougher stuff. >> all the chest hair. that's what that is. >> actually all the extra blubber. how are you? >> great to see you. >> big night with with the first lady last night. >> we had so much fun. obviously, to get an invitation to host any event from the first lady is just amazing but this was focusing on the families and the kids for the men and women in service. so, it was outstanding event. >> tomorrow, the president's second inauguration and you were deejaying at the first one. an honor for you. >> yes. >> on a serious point, martin luther king day tomorrow and barack obama being regrat reinau
what did you make of what she said and martin luther king may have said to barack obama? >> just i thought it was very moving and you got a nice call-out from her. she's a great moral force like elie weitzel and in hundred years from will be a hundred books of maya angelou. before oprah there was maya angelou. i want to say i'm glad you wore a coat. she is out there pulling it off. >> i know. >> if i may point out the americans wearing the big coats. us british guys made of...
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i heard the voice of martin luther king and the words inspired me to find a way to get in a way. in 1956, my brothers and sisters and some of my first cousins we went down to the public library in a town of troy alabama to get library cards, trying to check some books out and we were told by the library in the library was for white only and not for colored. by july 5th, 1998i went back to the library in alabama for a book signing of my book walking with the wind. and hundreds of blacks and whites showed up and they gave me a library card. [applause] walking with the wind is a book of faith hope and courage. it's not just money story. it is of hundreds and thousands of countless men and women in black and white put their life on the line in an important period to end segregation and racial discrimination. >>> on capitalism i wrote because i was worried that people in business --. they can leave and come back to the world. it's easy for a lawyer to go into government. it's very hard for a business person. if you are a small business person it's their business and they have to be th
i heard the voice of martin luther king and the words inspired me to find a way to get in a way. in 1956, my brothers and sisters and some of my first cousins we went down to the public library in a town of troy alabama to get library cards, trying to check some books out and we were told by the library in the library was for white only and not for colored. by july 5th, 1998i went back to the library in alabama for a book signing of my book walking with the wind. and hundreds of blacks and...
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martin luther king jr. and all those who fought for served better than whining about political gridlock. try to figure out who he's talking to here. let's listen. >> -- political gridlock now. read a little history. it's nothing new. yes, there remain racial inequalities in employment, income, health, wealth, incarceration, and in the victims and perpetrators of violent crime. but we don't face beatings, lynchings, and shootings for our political beliefs anymore. and i would respectfully suggest that martin luther king did not live and die to hear his heirs whine about political gridlock. it is time to stop complaining and put our shoulders against the stubborn gates holding the american people back. >> well, some historic perspective to put today's immovable politics in context. joining me now is historian douglas brinkley who's book is "cronkite." and first african-american speech writer ever and he wrote speeches for as far back as we know anyway, terry. they should have researched this, right? >> yes. >
martin luther king jr. and all those who fought for served better than whining about political gridlock. try to figure out who he's talking to here. let's listen. >> -- political gridlock now. read a little history. it's nothing new. yes, there remain racial inequalities in employment, income, health, wealth, incarceration, and in the victims and perpetrators of violent crime. but we don't face beatings, lynchings, and shootings for our political beliefs anymore. and i would respectfully...
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martin luther king middle school this past year. i want to give the mic to one of our stellar young men. we have two stellar young men who is less microphone shy and he actually has some remarks. and please, mr. daunte has a few brief words for you. >>> good evening, everyone. student of promise is -- it's very empowering. it helps keep me and others young students -- young men look forward to proceeding in like -- and like help me stay on track and others. (applause) >>> and in closing, as we take our seats and as a former boy scout, if i know anything about scouting i remember our motto was be prepared. he did not know he was going to speak, did not know he was going to address and be on live television. so, i think that in itself -- [laughter] >>> that in itself i believe is indicative of the potential our students have. they are our future leaders. i'd like to acknowledge mr. franklin, [speaker not understood] also accompanied us on our trip, mr. scott who is also a stellar stand out district employee. so i'm told. he also accom
martin luther king middle school this past year. i want to give the mic to one of our stellar young men. we have two stellar young men who is less microphone shy and he actually has some remarks. and please, mr. daunte has a few brief words for you. >>> good evening, everyone. student of promise is -- it's very empowering. it helps keep me and others young students -- young men look forward to proceeding in like -- and like help me stay on track and others. (applause) >>> and...
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to is the martin luther king and the dutch in a community? let me just say, the path to citizenship, 11 million immigrants, it sam. okay? it sam. we will run in the president. all right? now, the strength of latino politics is that it tends to be organized or is obsolete.z who mobilized -- hugo chavez asked me this. the million marchers in los angeles in 2006. there wasn't an answer or the answer is, you know, 10,000 leaders organized 100 peopleal each. m this horizontal organizationliee makes has resigned. it allows us to resist 1070, and it allows us to resist de-verify, resist these --to these programs that should take' your heart, but they cannot. because we are very horizontal. we are not vertical. maybe someone will emerge. all right.if >> no pressure.ubio. >> maybe it's rubio. you know? you know what i say? you don't know.differ we'llen see.kings but different from martin luther king's time, that was 15 million people. i we are 50 million. >> that was not a short answer, but a good one. a very good one. adrienne back to the congressman
to is the martin luther king and the dutch in a community? let me just say, the path to citizenship, 11 million immigrants, it sam. okay? it sam. we will run in the president. all right? now, the strength of latino politics is that it tends to be organized or is obsolete.z who mobilized -- hugo chavez asked me this. the million marchers in los angeles in 2006. there wasn't an answer or the answer is, you know, 10,000 leaders organized 100 peopleal each. m this horizontal organizationliee makes...
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martin luther king, jr., was my mentor and jail mate. he taught only one class in his lifetime, and that was at morehouse the semesters of 1961, '62, a seminar in social philosophy. when i sat at his feet, one thing that impressed me most about his lectures was one concept that was advanced by dr. black man at boston university, of personalism. that idea that all persons in this crusted earth are important, are endued with worth and dignity. and in a government of civil society, we should accord all peoples, those services and amenities that will enable them to develop as fully matured persons. unfortunately, friends, because of the dark past of this nation, not too often african americans have experienced receiving those services that should have been ours which are [speaker not understood] and afforded for all american citizens. i wish to say that it's good for us to go back in history sometime and get a perspective. i have here a copy of some copious notes from a meeting that was held in savannah, georgia, january 12th, 1865. a meetin
martin luther king, jr., was my mentor and jail mate. he taught only one class in his lifetime, and that was at morehouse the semesters of 1961, '62, a seminar in social philosophy. when i sat at his feet, one thing that impressed me most about his lectures was one concept that was advanced by dr. black man at boston university, of personalism. that idea that all persons in this crusted earth are important, are endued with worth and dignity. and in a government of civil society, we should...
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especially today, on martin luther king day. >> i think martin luther king would agree with me if he were alive today that if african americans had been given the right to keep and bear arms from day one of the country's founding, perhaps slavery might not have been a chapter in our history. >> two misquote leaders and figures that fought for freedom and inequality is dishonest. to misuse them is disgraceful. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> hillary kicks butt. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. secretary of state hillary clinton was at her best today appearing between both senate and house committees on foreign affairs. she showed acuity, humility, and charm. she showed candor and humility in place of the state department handling of the horror. she admitted to -- in response to hostile questions she came back with strength and a challenge of her own. hillary, hillary, hillary. she never looked better. venturing forth in unprotected waters today she showed how not to swe
especially today, on martin luther king day. >> i think martin luther king would agree with me if he were alive today that if african americans had been given the right to keep and bear arms from day one of the country's founding, perhaps slavery might not have been a chapter in our history. >> two misquote leaders and figures that fought for freedom and inequality is dishonest. to misuse them is disgraceful. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right...
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marks 50 years since the iconic "i have a dream speech" of martin luther king we travel to a rural area attempting to make up for a history of discrimination. ♪ >>> it is good two you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. the security advisors of u.s. president barack obama will meet at the white house this weekend to discuss how to deal with syria, this following an alleged chemical weapons attack earlier this the week. >>> a witness at the bo trial in china tells the court that the former politician embezzled $800,000 in government money. the trial is into its third day as the official denies the charges. >>> and the u.s. soldier who killed 16 afghan villagers has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release. >>> back now to our main story, the aftermath of the supposed chemical weapons attack near damascus, as we look next at how world leaders are perceiving events. >> reporter: what will the world do about this? the dying and the dead, over 1,000 killed according to activists and so many of them children in what world leaders say appears to be a
marks 50 years since the iconic "i have a dream speech" of martin luther king we travel to a rural area attempting to make up for a history of discrimination. ♪ >>> it is good two you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. the security advisors of u.s. president barack obama will meet at the white house this weekend to discuss how to deal with syria, this following an alleged chemical weapons attack earlier this the week. >>> a witness at the bo trial in...